Galena Woman Dies in Yukon River Drowning

Galena woman dies in Yukon River drowning

Marie Sheldon, 33, fell off a decommissioned barge and into the Yukon River, troopers said.

Marie Sheldon Falls from Barge, Drowns on Yukon River - Alaska Native News

On Friday evening at 5:30 pm, troopers in Galena were notified of a woman had fallen into the Yukon River and would fail to surface. Troopers and local people from Galena responded to the scene to attempt retrieval by 6 pm. The investigation at the  scene would find that 33-year-old Marie Sheldon had been sitting […] The post Marie Sheldon Falls from Barge, Drowns on Yukon River appeared first on Alaska Native News.